2018-19 Bentley University Football News

Bentley University defensive standouts Nick Athy (Holliston/Holliston HS) and Pete Thorbahn (Norwell/Xaverian Bros. HS) were selected to the 2018 All-Northeast-10 Conference Football first team by the conference’s head coaches.

Bentley University football co-captains Nick Athy (Holliston/Holliston HS) and Jack Hansbury (Tyngsboro/Chelmsford HS) have been voted to the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-Super Region 1 team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

For the second straight year, Bentley University is ranked number one nationally in the latest NCAA Division II Academic Success Rate report, which was announced today. Bentley, with its highest ASR in the 13 years that the NCAA has been compiling the data, was alone at the top of the rankings, two points above the five institutions tied for second, after sharing the top position a year ago. This was the fifth straight year that Bentley has achieved an ASR of 97 or better and the eighth straight they’ve been above 90.

Sophomore quarterback Stephen Sturm (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley HS) threw for a season-high 301 yards and two TDs, and senior wide receiver Jordan Zlogar (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa HS) had the sixth most prolific receiving day in program history, as Bentley University closed out the season with a 28-20 win over American International College in Northeast-10 Conference football at Abdow Field Saturday afternoon.

The Bentley University Falcons will be looking to close out the 2018 season on a winning note Saturday when they travel out the Mass Pike to take on American International College. Kickoff at Ronald J. Abdow Field is set for 12 noon and a live webcast will be available on NE10 NOW (NE10Now.tv).

Assumption College scored 31 unanswered points in the second half, a flurry capped by a 66-yard pick-six with 32 seconds left, and defeated Bentley University 52-31 in Northeast-10 Conference action Saturday afternoon at Bentley.

After stringing together consecutive wins for the first time this season, the Bentley University Falcons will wrap up its home schedule and play its penultimate game of 2018 Saturday afternoon against Assumption College. Kickoff is slated for noon and a free webcast will be available at portal.stretchinternet.com/Bentley.

Sophomore tailback Andrew Brazicki (Franklin Park, N.J./Bishop Ahr HS) rushed for a career-high 143 yards and scored the game-winning touchdown with 2:47 left as Bentley University escaped with a 20-16 win over Saint Anselm College at windy and rainy Grappone Stadium Saturday evening.

After excelling on both sides of the ball in a 38-10 win over Stonehill College, the Bentley University Falcons will look to make it two in a row when they travel to Manchester, N.H. to take on Saint Anselm College under the Saturday night lights. Kickoff at Grappone Stadium is 6 pm.

After a week to regroup from a difficult overtime loss to Pace University, the Bentley University Falcons will be back at home this Saturday when they’ll take on Stonehill College in a 1 pm Family Weekend game.

After his team erased a 20-0 halftime deficit, sophomore Austin Stefano (Wethersfield, Conn.) drilled a 40-yard field goal in the first overtime session to give visiting Pace University a 23-20 victory over Bentley University in Northeast-10 Conference action Saturday afternoon.

Despite the first two career touchdowns for junior Jordan Artope (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y./Hendrick Hudson HS), two TD passes from sophomore QB Stephen Sturm (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley HS) and a pair of takeaways, the Bentley University Falcons came up short at the University of New Haven, falling 31-27 in Northeast-10 Conference football Saturday afternoon at DellaCamera Stadium.

During Saturday’s game at the University of New Haven, Bentley University football coach Bill Kavanaugh and his staff will join with coaches across the country in support of the American Football Coaches Association's Coach to Cure MD program.

Bentley University senior right tackle Jack Hansbury (Tyngsboro/ Chelmsford HS) has been named one of 179 semifinalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation.

Mired in a two-game slide in which they’ve allowed a total of 73 points, the Bentley University Falcons will look to close out the first half of the season on a positive note when they pay a visit to the University of New Haven’s Blue Turf on Saturday. Kickoff for the New Haven Homecoming Game is set for 1 pm.

The Bentley University Falcons had their most productive offensive game of the young season on Saturday, scoring 30 points and amassing 376 yards total offense, but three costly turnovers resulted in the team dropping a 35-30 Homecoming Day decision to Merrimack College. That offense will be put to the test Saturday when the Falcons (1-2, 1-1 Northeast-10) travel to Brookville, N.Y. to take on 2-0 LIU Post in a 1 pm game at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium.

A 51-yard scoop and run by Merrimack College freshman linebacker Tyler Roberts (Wilmington) midway through the fourth quarter proved to be the difference as the Warriors spoiled Bentley University’s Homecoming, 35-30, in Northeast-10 Conference football Saturday afternoon.

After securing win number one of the season with a 21-point fourth quarter at Southern Connecticut Friday afternoon, the Bentley University Falcons will turn their sights to Saturday’s Homecoming Day game against Merrimack College. Kickoff is slated for 2 pm with the Falcons seeking their eighth win in their last 11 Northeast-10 games.

After coming off the bench to spark the Falcons to a win in their conference opener Friday afternoon, Bentley University sophomore quarterback Seamus Leary (Holden/St. Peter Marian HS) has been named the Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Week.

Through the first seven quarters this season, the Bentley University Falcons had been kept out of the end zone and had managed only three field goals. That changed rapidly in the opening minute of the fourth, with two TDs in a span of 18 seconds, and Bentley (1-1, 1-0 NE10) went on to stun Southern Connecticut State, 24-22, in Northeast-10 Conference football action Friday afternoon on Jess Dow Field

Last year after a difficult season-opening loss to West Chester University, the Bentley University Falcons bounced back with a three-game winning streak, all against Northeast-10 opponents. This year’s team will be looking to repeat that trend after dropping a 44-6 decision to a West Chester team now ranked 23rd in Division II last Thursday.

Bentley University junior kicker Grant Buchanan (Holliston/Holliston HS) was named the Special Teams Player of the Week in the Northeast-10 Conference after his strong showing in the Falcons’ season-opening contest against West Chester University.

Sophomore wide receiver Rasheem James (Philadelphia, Pa.) caught two passes from redshirt-junior QB A.J. Long (Bethlehem, Pa.) during a 27-point second quarter, and Long accounted for a total of four TDs, as West Chester University shot past Bentley University, 44-6, in non-conference season-opening football Thursday evening at Bentley.

Bentley University junior Grant Buchanan (Holliston/Holliston HS) is one of 34 kickers nationwide named to the watch list for the 2018 Fred Mitchell Award, which is presented annually to the premier kicker among more than 750 FCS, Division II, Division III, NAIA and NJCAA football teams.